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Peeved by Alex Eyengho’s reaction to his sudden removal from prestigious Alpha May Club, AMC, the Movement for the Protection of Iwere Homeland, Development and History,MPIHDH has replied saying that his sin was working with Ayiri Emami against collective interest of critical stakeholders.
TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement jointly signed by both National President and National Secretary of MPIHDH, Comrade Aderojor Ologhojoba James and Comrade Lucky Ayomike Okonedo.
In the right of reply, the organization pooh-poohed all the allegations raised by Eyengho giving various reasons as to why he was booted out of AMC.
The bottom-line was that he worked against the collective interest of critical stakeholders of Iwere Homeland as he laced his boots with the derobed Ologbotsere of Itsekiri, Ayiri Emami.
Read full statement below:
THE BOOTING OUT AND OSTRACISATION OF MR ALEX EYENGHO BY ALPHA MAY CLUB AND HIS PUBLIC LAMENTATIONS AND OUTCRY: AN ACTION THAT OTHERS SHOULD EMULATE TO SAVE THEIR INTEGRITY AND REPUTATION.
1. The attention of the Movement for the Protection of Iwere Homeland, Development and History (MPIHDH) has been drawn to what can best be described as a very desperate and last minute face saving attempt by an already drowning man to hang onto any straw by publicly trying albeit unsuccessfully to wipe up sentiments and cry wolf where there is none.
2. After several months of painfully wallowing in silent regrets over his past anti-Itsekiri actions that have finally cost him one of the most influential platforms through which he markets and throws himself around with pride everywhere he goes around the world, and has shamefully been living in self denial of the catastrophic and damaging consequences of the decision of the leadership and members of the prestigious Itsekiri socio-cultural organization, Alpha May Club Lagos to use the hammer after several diplomacy failed to bring the recalcitrant member to line, the Chief antagonist of the need to protect the fundamental rights of others as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Altered) especially the principles of freedom to fair hearing, freedom from discrimination, personal liberty, freedom of expression, peaceful association, natural justice, equity, and good conscience in Iwereland, the ignoble Alex Eyengho, is asking for what he never gave to others in all his dealings in Warri Kingdom strangely.
3. In a badly written and emotionally laden 7 paragraph rejoinder titled, “Re-Alpha May Club Boots Out Alex Eyengho, Here Is Why”, released online and personally signed by Alex Eyengho on 27th December, 2021 it could be seen how Alex Eyengho tried lamentably to tactically use the rejoinder to plead with the leadership of the Alpha May Club to temper justice with mercy by indirectly telling them that they never gave him an opportunity to “defend himself”which is one of the fundamental rights of any person in any dispute as provided for under section 36 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Altered). It was however clear to discerning minds that the usual plague called “PRIDE” which has brought so many people down in recent times will not allow him to ask for forgiveness privately or publicly.
4. While we will not waste our precious time on analysing the entire hollow rejoinder, it is however good that we point out some of the inconsistencies tucked intentionally in the article just to mislead the public and blackmail others. The first claim of Alex was that when Emmanuel Onminyi of “thegisttoday.com” an online platform released the news of his expulsion from Alpha May Club on 20th September, 2021, he did not bother to respond to what he called “an obscure and unprofessional” online platform. He only decided to respond after waiting for good 3 months when the Alpha May Club did not do any disclaimer to the article. But in a complete twist of facts and self contradiction, the same Alex who initially said he was not aware of where the online platform got it’s story about his ex-communicatuon published on 20th September, 2021, declared in paragraph 2 that in fact, a decision to expel him from the Club was actually passed to him in a general meeting of the Club which he personally admitted in his rejoinder that he attended via Zoom the previous day, 19th September, 2021. That cannot amount to shaving a man’s hair on his behalf in any sense of the word. Was Alex Eyengho expecting an organization such as AMC with well experienced men and women to expel him without disclosing same to the members of the public in case of liabilities tomorrow? Or he was thinking AMC was like Ugborodo community where the entire community will sit down in Ikpere hall to take a collective decision to move the community forward in the afternoon, but in the night he and his cohorts will wake up the next morning to doctor the consensus of the people thereby creating problems for the people?. Whosoever suggested that the expulsion should be published, gave the best advise. It perfectly forecloses the room for manipulation or reading a different meaning to the collective agreement of the members of AMC.
5. The action of AMC was the correct one since under the same paragraph 2, Alex Eyengho again admitted that in August 2021, Mr Aji Rone-Orughbo (may God bless him), has raised a point of order for his expulsion because his role as a self acclaimed spokesperson of the Ologbotsere Descendants Worldwide was in conflict with the position of the group to support the new Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse lll. How can Alex Eyengho take that same myopic and greedy spirit of one man always wanting to use his personal and selfish interest to lord it over others as is the order of the day in Ugborodo community where he hails from to an organization like AMC with members that has seen the four walls of life?. This is the same Alex Eyengho that will want to claim at every given opportunity that he is a “DEMOCRAT” but do not believe that democracy is the rule of the majority. The same man that has always cried foul that since he allegedly got the votes of the majority during all his abysmal attempts to represent his people, he was denied trying to singlehandedly subvert the will of the majority of the members of AMC. What an audacity?. The same thing that his Oga tried to do with the majority of the Itsekiri people that backfired irredeemably and irretrievably.
6. Alex Eyengho shamefully asked rhetorically in paragraph 4 what was his sin? This was very ridiculous and laughable. His sin was that he was trying to work against the collective interest of the entire Itsekiri people which the AMC members belongs. His sin was that he was working for the personal interest of “ONE MAN” against the”COLLECTIVE INTEREST” of the Itsekiri people represented by the Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse lll the Olu of Warri which carries the aspirations of the Itsekiri people worldwide for a drastic change from the status quo which has made Itsekiri nation a laughing stock for sometime now. Since his actions were ultra vires with the collective wishes of the Club, the principle of necessity must come to play even if it can be proven that there is no provision for expelling a member in such a manner in the Club’s constitution. Keeping such a dangerous person around in the register of such an organization under such a tense situation can be misconstrued by others including the Movement of strong support for the atrocities of Alex Eyengho. If an organization terminates an employee occupying a sensitive position or is likely to cause some problem, it is trite to make such decisions public. This will completely exculpate the former employer of any liability thereafter. Why should Alex Eyengho be crying that the decision was public? Did he have some uterior motives?
7. We wish to wholeheartedly salute the examplinery leadership qualities of the AMC in not wasting any time to take this remarkable and wise decision. Rather than play the ostrich like other Itsekiri youths organizations and sociocultural organizations have decided to do, they have proven to be worthy ambassadors of Iwereland. This decision has again reenforced our hope and confidence on the prestigious Club that their seminar held on February 6th, 2020 at Aghofen, Palace of the Olu of Warri where our demised Olu Ogiame Ikenwoli was personally in attendance to listen to strategies on how to move Itsekiri nation forward was not a fluke after all. With this decision, we publicly declare our admiration for the AMC and our willingness to create a mutual partnership that will enable us to tap from the wealth of experience of the prominent Itsekiri sons and daughters in the organization. We therefore use this opportunity to openly call on other Itsekiri groups who are still keeping Alex Eyengho in their fold to also do the needful before their hard earned reputation and integrity is dragged to the mud by associating with such a bad character. The first picture attached below is the one we took on 6th of February, 2020 at Aghofen, Palace of the Olu of Warri when we got an invitation to attend that wonderful seminar on how to make Itsekiri better. The AMC still have a lot to do in partnership with the new Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse lll in proffering solutions to Itsekiri myriads of challenges. It therefore cannot block that good relationship required to make that happen by following one greedy person to ruin it hard earned name. Just like the initial suspension and subsequent de-robing of Mr Ayiri Emami as the Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom was sacrosanct, so also is the expulsion of Alex Eyengho sacrosanct. Let him go to court. We will all meet him there.
NB: There is no Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom for now. The former occupant Mr Ayiri Emami was correctly derobed of the title by the SOLE AUTHORITY in Warri Kingdom, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse lll on the 5th of October, 2021 right inside the ancient palace and the message was personally conveyed to the head of the Ologbotsere Eyinmisan Descendants Worldwide, Pa. Higson Jofotan Oporokun, the Olori-Ebi and Olaraja of Jakpa community. Whatever imiginery fight that Alex Eyengho claimed he was fighting for the Ologbotsere family that made Ayiri Emami haters to hate him the more that made him to be booted out through the window from AMC, is false. He was fighting for his personal daily bread in the hands of Mr Ayiri Emami. The public should please take note. Let Alex Eyengho show a letter or petition he personally wrote to the leadership and members of AMC after he was told that he has been expelled explaining himself or demanding for for the setting up of a committee as he suggested and he was not attended to. It is one thing to allege something. It is another kettle of fish to adduce incontrovertible evidences to prove the allegation. He cannot say he was not given an opportunity of fair hearing when he did nothing for 3 whole months to utilize the internal mechanism of the Club to resolve the issue privately. Equity they say aids the vigilant not the indolent. Only “Itsekiris by BIRTH” and not “by HEART” should be seen fraternizing with a destroyer such as Alex Eyengho in any capacity
Comrade Aderojor Ologhojoba James,
National President,
Movement for the Protection of Iwere Homeland, Development and History (MPIHDH)
Warri,
Delta State,. Nigeria.
28th December, 2021.
Comrade Lucky Ayomike Okonedo,
National Secretary,
Movement for the Protection of Iwere Homeland, Development and History (MPIHDH),
Warri,
Delta State,
Nigeria.
28th December, 2021.